New Love (31 page)

For the next week every day after Tessa’s practice she watched
Lucas finish his. His butt definitely looked good in those pants. They both played the same positions, short stop and played hard. After practice, they played harder. They both were named captain of their team. In school, they laughed and smiled together. Everything was perfect.

Saturday the girls went Prom dress shopping and met the three boys for dinner after.  Tessa showed
Lucas a few pictures she had taken in the dressing room and came to one of her in a black bustier with a whip; his eyes not only lit up but caught fire immediately.

“That’s
the one baby,” he grinned wickedly.

Jade and Phoebe laughed knowing what she had j
ust shown him. He grinned and looked down.

“Hey Alex want to see a picture of your sisters prom dress?” he asked raising his eyebrow at her.

“Sure.”

He snatched the phone from
Tessa’s hand before she could protest.

“Tessa, you’
re not in reality going to wear that are you?” Alex scowled at her.

“I can’t believe you just did that,” she hissed at
Lucas. “I might Alex… I just might.”

“Maybe after the prom, you aren’t wearing it there,”
Lucas glared at her.

Tessa gave him a look as to say try me, and he laughed.

“Jade what did you get?” Ryan asked.

“Oh I just l
ooked, I’m really not sure I’ll go.”

“Why not?” Ryan asked.

“No date, except the little bump in my belly.”

“Have you asked anyone?” Ryan asked.

“No, seriously who would go with me? Do you want to Ryan?” she laughed.

“Absolutely,” Ryan smiled.

“You really would?”

“For you Jade, anything,” Ryan winked at her.

She laughed, “Are you sure?”

“Yes, final answer, just t
ell me what to wear.”

“You can borro
w Tessa’s dress;” Alex laughed “She isn’t going to be allowed out in it.”

“I want that picture baby,”
Lucas said his nose flaring.

She laughed, “Why
, so you can show my parents?”

“No
, that’s all for me,” he moved his hand up her leg under the table.

They finished and went back out to the store. Jade was excited to try on dresses. They all fit snuggly across her belly, she was not happy.

“On a positive note Jade with your boobs being so big, I really don’t think anyone is going to pay any attention to the bump,” Phoebe laughed.

Tessa came back with a wrap, she draped it around Jades shoulders, and it hung perfectly down her belly.

“Look Jade you look beautiful,” Jade closed her eye’s and hugged Tessa and Phoebe, “Perfect, huh?” she said and Jade shook her head yes.

All three of the guys were in the
hot tub when they returned from dress shopping. They got changed and went out.

“Did you find one?” Ryan asked.

“Yes, hot pink,” Jade smiled.

“I have to wear hot
pink?”

“Black T
ux, hot pink tie” Jade laughed.

He looked relieved.

“Alright Phoebe what do I need?”

“Black” Phoebe smiled, “I got the one Tessa tried on, remember
? You saw it.”

Alex’s jaw dropped, and Tessa laughed.

Phoebe smiled, “Joking, but it is black, and you’ll see it at prom.”

“Ok Tessa which one was it?”
Lucas asked.

“None of them, I have a swatch for you to take and m
atch your tie with.”

Sunday they went to church and dinner after at the Ross house.
Lucas left after dinner to go visit his mom. The visit went well, and she would be home next week. He told her that he and Tessa were back together, and she looked relieved. He drove home that night and went in the house. There was a poster size picture of Tessa minus the head, she had blown up and framed.  He grinned,
all mine
he thought.

She was just getting into bed and her phone chimed

-Just got home, you awake…LOVE Lucas

-
Yes, how was your visit? …Love Tessa

-
Good, but nothing compared to my home coming present, can you please come over right now…Love Lucas

-
No bud it’s Sunday, by the way I have no idea what you’re talking about…Love you, go to sleep. Tessa

-
Sunday shmunday we already established that was no longer a valid excuse! I’m picking you up in the morning…early…Love Lucas

-
Nope after practice…Love you Tessa

-
Your killing me…Love Lucas who by the way may be a bit blue in the morning

-
I am sure it can’t happen overnight you have two perfect hands, perfect…hmm maybe I will come over…no it’s bedtime see you in the morning…Love Tessa who BTW can’t wait to see you shake that booty at practice

-
UUUGGGHHH missing you already. Goodnight….Love Lucas.

~

The week went the same as the one before. Things between them were amazing. Lucas had told Tessa that he talked Sadi into going to a different school the day she was waiting in the office. He was opening up to her more and more every day.

~

Tessa snuck into his house and woke Lucas up on Saturday morning.

“Good morning baby,” he groaned
as she came up from under the blanket, “my turn.”

She was
lying in the same spot he left her when he got out of the shower, “I love you.”

“I’
m absolutely not complaining, and you can use that key I gave you anytime, but six on a Saturday morning baby?”

“I missed you.”

“Can we go to sleep for a couple more hours, please?” he pulled her on top of him.

“Hmm,
round two?”

“If
you’re up for it,” he smiled.

“I am as long as you promise to help me a
fter,” she smiled and kissed him.

“Can we sleep…
just for an hour?” he asked as she kissed his neck.

“Uh huh.”

He woke up to hearing music downstairs. He walked down, and she smiled.

“I made breakfast, yours is in the microwave.”

He saw a bucket of water and cleaning supplies.

“What are we doing tod
ay?” he scowled

“I thought we could clean for an hour and then go to your room for an hour and just keep going back and for
th. What do you say?”

“Alright sounds good, all except for the cleaning part. I can hire so
meone to do that.”

“
Stop whining boy,” she laughed.

They cleaned the downstairs in less than an hour. Then upstairs, four hours later they had finished cleaning and were absolutely exhausted.

Tessa sat up on him and smiled, “Hey stud, now it’s the lawn.”

“Tessa I have never been worn out before, six hours later and MY legs feel like
Jell-O,” he laughed and pulled her into his arms.

“Well if you want to
lie here all day, you go ahead. I’m going to be outside,” she smiled and jumped up. “Just like this,” she walked down the stairs and he heard the door shut.

Lucas
jumped up and went to the window,
holy shit she is as wild as I imagined
he laughed and grabbed her clothes off the floor. He ran down the stairs throwing shorts on. He sprinted outside and grabbed her, she started laughing. He threw a shirt on over her head and Tessa laughed harder.

“Seriously a twist here, you’re putting clothes on me?” he swooped her up and carried her in the house over his
shoulder. Tessa laughed the entire way in.

He sat her on the counter and kissed her, she pulled away, “Down boy.”

Lucas stood back and looked at her “I cannot believe you’re the same girl I fell in love with eight months ago.”

She looked at him with questioning eyes.

“The way you love Tessa, is amazing, I’m so glad—no-- I’m blessed to have you in my life, wait right here please,” he ran upstairs and came back down.

“Tessa I know you ha
ve said several times that you’re only eighteen. I also know you were put here for me to love forever,” Lucas took her hand and helped her off the counter, “I love you and will forever Tessa Ross, you have changed me inside. I don’t want to ever go back,” Lucas took a deep breath. He opened a Tiffany box that had a beautiful platinum diamond ring; it was princess cut and quite large.  He looked at her face, and she looked scared and happy at the same time. “Promise me that when you’re ready, whenever that is, I want to take this ring and put it on your left hand, but today I ask that you let me put it on your right,” Lucas watched her and a smile formed on her face.

She jumped up and hugged him, he put her down
. “Will you marry me someday, baby?”

Tessa shook her head and held out her hand, and her feet began to move.
Lucas smiled as he put the ring on her finger as she did the little happy dance.  Lucas picked her up and carried her upstairs. He kissed her gently, and for the first time she felt like they were actually making love. It was sweet and slow and more kissing. He was gentle and loving. And when they finished together she felt complete.

She sat up and
looked at him, "Lucas, that was beautiful.”

“I think so
too baby.”

~

Sunday dinner at the Ross’s Lucas sat and held her hand and starred at her. Jade thought it was odd until she saw him kiss her hand and she smiled at him.

“Holy Shit!”

“Jade,” John scolded.

“Oh I’
m sorry, but did you see Tessa’s freaking ring?”

Everyone looked.

Tessa smiled and held it out.

“So what does this mean
Lucas,” John asked.

“Well it means that when she is ready to say yes
, I can put it on her left hand,” Lucas said quietly.

“Tessa
… has your mother seen that yet?”

“No
, Daddy,” she whispered.

“Good, that damn thing is bigger th
an the one I gave her when we’d been married for fifteen years.”

Alex and Jade laughed.

“When did you buy that?” Jade asked.

“When I went to visit
my Dad in October,” he swallowed hard.

“Wow that was a long time ago, why did you just
give it to her now?”

“Well some things came up,” he said and shook his head smirking.

“How the hell did you pay for it?” Jade asked.

“Jade really?” Tessa closed her eyes
.

“No
, it’s alright Tessa. I’ve worked for my Dad every summer since I was fifteen. I’ve saved the money, never needed it before,” Like answered and laughed. “It did kind of suck when I thought I would never be able to give it to her.”

~

On Prom night, Ryan and Lucas rolled into the driveway in a stretch Limo. Lucas got out, and Tessa saw him from the window. He looked amazing. He walked in the door and looked at her and smiled his big bright smile.

“You look absolutely gorg
eous.”

Tessa’s dress was a shimmery deep
lavender; the top was a bustier, a lot like the one in his poster. It laced in the back. Her hair was swept to one side with a few loose curls hanging on the opposite side. They looked at each other and smiled. His eyebrow started to rise, and she laughed.

Jade came out in a low cut hot pink dress that fit her perfectly. Jade’s dark hair was in a high French twist. Ryan had
shaved, and his hair was styled: his green eyes took her in as he shook his head.

“Jade
-- you look absolutely beautiful,” Ryan eyes fell to her breasts. She smacked him, and he laughed. “You put them out there; I’m simply admiring the scenery.”

“Ryan
, you clean up pretty damn good,” Jade laughed.

Phoebe walked out and had on a long black gown that fit her like a glove, she had a great body with curves in all the right places. Her hair was up in curls that flowed down the back of her head. Tessa looked a
t Alex-- he clenched his jaw and and took in a very deep breath. Tessa had never seen Alex react like that.